Police said a preliminary investigation indicates Joseph Allen Oliver Jr. was speeding northbound on Marley Neck Boulevard, and he crossed the double-yellow line to pass another car.

At that time, Brittney Marie Ziegler was approaching from the opposite direction. When the two vehicles collided head-on, police said the force of the impact ejected a passenger in Oliver's car and overturned Ziegler's vehicle, forcing it back about 75 feet.

Police said Oliver's car continued on for about 100 feet before it broke apart, sending the car's engine into a wooded area about 60 feet off the road.